The general coordinator of EH Bildu has already made the decision and will communicate this to the EH Bildu Political Table on Monday. The sovereigntist coalition will start drawing up electoral lists and candidates at its meeting on Monday.
Little by little, the Basque parties’ candidacies for the 2024 elections are taking shape. On Saturday it was announced that the PNV has nominated Imanol Pradales to the armed forces as a candidate for lehendakari and this unexpected announcement: has his eyes on EH Bildua party that today has a chance of reaching the majority.
The name of Arnaldo Otegicurrent general coordinator of EH Bildu, has been circulating among the pools of possible coalition candidates in recent months and weeks; Maddalen Iriarte was the coalition candidate in the last elections. With that option on the table, Otegi has said that he has already made the decision, although only those close to her know her and she will not be made public until Monday. And this Monday, the Political Table of EH Bildu will meet and it is there where Otegi will communicate his reflection on the issue.
That same week, he admitted on Radio Euskadi that this might not be the case, hinting at family reasons, as his long career as a militant of the nationalist left also means “to some extent wear and tear” on his family.
While he has often stated that he will present himself if the party’s bases ask him to, he has also emphasized that he believes that, with his career and all those years of activism, he has earned the right to decide his own future to decide. .
The party emphasizes that what can be said about Otegi’s possible candidacy is nothing more than speculation and that Otegi’s decision will only be known on Monday and through official channels.
As it is, Monday will be the “day to answer that question.” This is what the parliamentarian said today Oihana Etxebarrieta in statements to EITB Media. He stressed that “the roadmap is well marked” and that they will continue to work on the process “with complete peace of mind” regardless of Otegi’s decision.
When asked whether EH Bildu’s commitment will be focused on a woman, Etxebarrieta pointed out that all of EH Bildu works with feminist government policies and that is what makes the difference: “we are a working group and they are our policies and not so much people, those who make the difference, and that is what we are working on in our government policy.
Etxebarrieta explained that the sovereigntist coalition will explain from Monday what the electoral process will be and indicated that “the times may have to be moved forward a little” given the possibility of an early electoral process.
As for the rest of the parties, it is already known that Eneko Andueza will head the PSE-EE list and that Javier de Andrés will present his candidacy for the PP. Therefore, it remains to be seen which of the parties currently represented in parliament will be the candidates of Elkarrekin Podemos-IU, EH Bildu and Vox.
Source: EITB
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